Family Immigration

Family based immigration allows United States citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR), also known as “green card” holders—are non-citizens who are lawfully authorized to live permanently within the United States, to bring their family members into the country. 

This is the most common form of legal immigration.   

Since the time of our first colonies in the 17^th century, immigration has been family-based, but the enactment of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) of 1965 formally set family ties as the main way people immigrate to America. 

Today family-based immigration makes up two-thirds of immigration into the United States. 

The family-based immigration process generally begins with the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident making a request to the U.S. government to allow a family member to immigrate. 

Our firm helps filling out Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative with USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) Form I-130 petition establishes the existence of a qualifying family relationship, (within the immediate relative or family preference categories). 

All family-based immigrants fall into one of two major categories: immediate relative or family preference.